Arch Install Scripts

1. partition disks

   • use fdisk, parted, cfdisk, etc
   • create any stacked block devices like LVM, LUKS, or RAID

2. format partitions

   • mkfs for filesystem of your choosing

3. mount the partitions

   • mount the root partition on /mnt
   • create dirs for and mount any other partitions (such as /mnt/boot)

4. connect to the internet

   • Assuming a wired connection, running dhcpcd is sufficient to get a lease

5. install the base system

   • pacstrap /mnt base{,-devel} [more packages...]

6. install and configure a bootloader

   • syslinux
   • grub

7. configure system

   • generate an fstab: genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
   • arch-chroot /mnt
     • write hostname to /etc/hostname
     • symlink /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/Zone/SubZone
     • add locale preferences to /etc/locale.conf
     • uncomment locales from /etc/locale.gen, generate them with "locale-gen"
     • configure /etc/mkinitcpio.conf as needed, see mkinitcpio
     • mkinitcpio -p linux

8. unmount the things you mounted in step 3
9. reboot!